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PUBLIC NOTICE Mason County PUD 3 Request for Qualifications Electrical and Power Engineering Services Summary Mason County PUD No. 3 (hereinafter "PUD 3" or "District") is soliciting statements of qualifications from firms interested in providing electrical and power engineer- ing services for two (2) proposed separately located gen- eration interconnection projects. PUD 3 is investigating the interconnection of two (2) separate customer-owned bio- mass type generation facilities to PUD 3's existing 115 kV transmission systems. PUD 3 will serve the two facilities by providing a point of interconnection and transport for each facility to the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) transmission system before January 2013. It is the intent of the District to ensure that each bio- mass generation facility be engineered separately with separate contracts for each facility. The District may pre- fer to enter into contracts with two (2) engineering firms, one for each generation facility, and shall retain the right to do so. Potential Scope of Services One of the biomass generation facilities will require the District to construct approximately two (2) miles of 115 kV transmission line to connect the generation facility to an existing PUD 3 distribution substation: Output from this 65 MW generation facility will continue approximately four (4) miles to a second District-owned substation be- fore entering onto the BPA transmission system. The other biomass generation facility will require the District to construct approximately one-thousand (1000) feet of 115 kV transmission line to connect the generation facility to an existing PUD 3 distribution substation. Output from this 31 MW generation facility will continue approxi- mately two (2) miles to a second District-owned substa- tion before entering onto the BPA transmission system. The District envisions the following scope of services and qualifications will be necessary for each project: System Impact Studies and System Facility Studies with facility connection requirements for generation sys- tems as described. Engineering Studies (e.g load flow, steady state, transient, fault, reactive, protection coordination, etc.) Conceptual and detailed designs required to imple- ment project. Protective relay improvemen!s, analysis, calcula- tions, settings, and testing. Engineering and detailed designs for replacements, additions and improvements to the existing substations This includes equipment additions, upgrades, protective relay upgrades and replacements. Testing and Commissioning Services Understanding WECC/NERC Reliability Require- ments for this type of project in order to ensure design and implementation to satisfy all requirements. Submittal Content - Selection Criteria The following criteria will be used for selection: Professional Qualifications: Technical expertise and competence in engineering services, including education, registration, and years of experience for key personnel pro- posed to be assigned to this work. Experience: A list and description of comparable work accomplished during the last three (3) years for at least three (3) clients. Provide a contact name, a recent telephone number and brief description of the comparable work. Terms & Conditions: Identification of any objection and proposed alternate language to PUD 3's standard Terms and Conditions. Standard Terms and Conditions are available by re- quest from Terry Young, Purchasing Manager. 4. Claims: Identify any claim made by or against your firm within the past three (3) years, including the dol- lar amount, the circumstances of the claim and its current status. "Claim" means an amount of money that represents more than ten percent (10%) of the firm's fee for that en- gagement, which is the subject of the claim. Selection Process The anticipated selection process is as follows: A panel will review the qualifications submitted. Crite- ria used for the selection process are as listed above under the heading Submittal Content/Selection Criteria. The panel may request additional information from one or all consultants. PUD 3 reserves the right to select a firm from the sub- mittals. The selected consultant will be invited to enter into contract negotiations with PUD 3. The District may elect to enter into contract negotia- tions with two (2) consulting firms, one for each generation facility, and shall reserve the right to do so. Should PUD 3 and the selected firm not reach a mutual agreement, PUD 3 will terminate negotiations and move to the next qualified firm and proceed with negotiations. PUD 3 Representative Interested firms are requested to submit qualifications and experience in the conduct of similar work as per the selection criteria. Submittals are limited to ten (10) dou- ble-sided pages, not including the cover page. The pages shall be 8 5 inches by 11.0 inches except that drawings or tables may be submitted on pages not exceeding 11.0 inches by 17.0 inches. Submit three (3) bound copies. If electronic copies are submitted, it is the consultant's responsibility to verify the receipt of the submittal. Submittal must be received on or before the specified time and date below. Equal Employment Opportunity and Training It is the policy of the PUD to ensure that applicants are employed and are treated during employment, without regard to their race, religion, sex, color, national origin, or disability. Such action shall include the following: em- ployment upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for train- ing, including apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and/or on-the-job training. PUD 3 encourages disadvantaged, minority, and women owned consultant firms to apply. All submittals are due by 4:00 PM, Wednesday, Jan- uary 26, 2011. Address: Mason County P.U.D. No. 3 Attn: Terry Young Purchasing Manager P.O. Box 2118 Shelton, WA 98584 Or electronically to: terryy@masonpud3.org 3882 1/6 It PUBLIC NOTICE ABANDONED VEHICLE SALE IN COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 42, RCW A6.55.130, LAW OF 1969, FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION, AS AMENDED BY 281, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT JIM'S AUTOMOTIVE, INC JIM'S AUTO REPAIR AND TOWING, LOCATED AT 2911 E. BROCK- DALE RD. SHELTON, WA 98584, WILL AT PUBLIC AUC- TION ON JANUARY 12, 2011, AT 1:30 P.M SELL FOR CASH TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED VEHICLES: 1.1994 CHEVY CAVALIER, LIC. #NO PLATES 2. 1993 FORD ESCORT, LIC. #AAY2593 3.1988 FORD F-150, LIC. #B46825C 4. 1993 FORD F-150, LIC. #B00036R 5. 1994 HONDA CIVIC, LIC. #178TBH 6.1985 FORD RANGER, LIC. #B77428H 7. 1987 SUBARU GL S/W, LIC. #697XFJ 8. 1998 CHEVY MALIBU, LIC. #716TVZ 9.1998 NISSAN MAXIMA, LIC. #NO PLATES 10. 1997 SATURN SC2, LIC. #810TNA 11.1987 OLDS CIERA, LIC. #261UWP 12.2000 JEEP CHEROKEE, LIC. #764WUN 13.2000 TOYOTA COROLLA, LIC. #632WGX 14.2006 CHEVY IMPALA, LIC. #349URB VEHICLES AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT 10:30 A.M. ON THE DAY OF THE SALE AT JIM'S AUTOMO- TIVE, INC. JIM'S AUTO REPAIR & TOWING. REG. #5660 3891 1/6 It PUBLIC NOTICE MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION NO: 107-10 COUNTY ROAD PROJECT NO. 1945 WHEREAS, on Mason County Road No. 02750 known locally as the Star Lake Drive, and more specifically lo- cated in Sec. 8. T19 N. R 5W, WM, at the approximate mile posts listed below; work defined as "construction" in the BARS Manual Page 11-63, et seq, is determined to be necessary and proper; and, WHEREAS, this project is identified as #2 on the of- ficially adopted County Annual Road Program. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS tbat it is their intention to: Apply two shots of BST (Bituminous surface treat- ment) at approximately milepost 2.398 to 2.621 (Total mileage 0.223, approx. 1,115 feet) on Star Lake Drive to connect both paved ends of the road. SAID WORK is to be performed by County Forces in accordance with Washington State Standard Specifica- tions for Rood and. Bridge Construction as ado#ted by Mason County. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the described County Road Project is necessary and proper, and the estimated costs of said project are herewith set out as follows: Engineering: $ -0. Right of Way $ -0. Construction $22,500 The County Road project herein described in HERE- BY DECLARED to be a public necessity, and the County Road Engineer is HEREBY ORDERED AND AUTHO- RIZED to report and proceed thereon as by law, provided and in accordance with RCW 36.77.065 et. seq. and WAC 136-18.030 et seq ADOPTED this 21 day of December 2010. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON /s/Ross Gallagher ROSS GALLAGHER, Chair /s/Lynda Ring Erickson LYNDA RING ERICKSON, Commissioner /s/Tim Sheldon TIM SHELDON, Commissioner ATTEST: /s/Marie Seymour for SHANNON GOUDY, Clerk of the Board APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/Monty Cobb Monty Cobb, Ch. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney 3892 1/6 It ~:+: ~ % can he when you call rt se Shelton-Mason County www.m ncou'nty. 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